EPA announced $9.457 million in Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to Nevada to address PFAS in drinking water. This funding supports testing, planning, and infrastructure projects addressing PFAS and other emerging contaminants. The grant is part of EPA's $5 billion EC-SDC program over five years.
In 2026, the Southern Nevada Health District is providing free PFAS testing and resources to private well users, funded by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). Private well owners must register for testing, after which Health District staff contact them to gather information and schedule the test. Account setup is required to receive results. This program addresses gaps in public water system monitoring by extending PFAS surveillance to private wells.
NDEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water proposes to adopt federal PFAS drinking water standards (40 CFR § 141.900 to 141.905) by reference into Nevada Administrative Code under SEC File P2025-01. The proposed regulation would incorporate EPA's National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS, including Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) and monitoring requirements. Public workshops were held in Elko (June 5), Carson City (June 10), and Las Vegas (June 12), 2025.
Nevada Senate Bill 173, which would have prohibited the sale of carpets, rugs, fabric treatments, food packaging, juvenile products, cosmetics, indoor textile furnishings, and indoor upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS effective January 1, 2026, failed to pass before the legislative session adjourned. The bill passed both the Senate and Assembly but died when the Senate was unable to concur with Assembly amendments before the June 3, 2025 deadline. The bill also included cookware PFAS disclosure requirements. Manufacturers and distributors should note these restrictions will NOT take effect in Nevada, unlike similar laws enacted in other states.
Nevada SB173 prohibits manufacturers from selling, offering for sale, or distributing products containing intentionally added PFAS in multiple product categories effective January 1, 2026. Covered product categories include: carpets or rugs, fabric treatments, food packaging, juvenile products, cosmetics, indoor textile furnishings, and indoor upholstered furniture. The law also requires cookware containing intentionally added PFAS to list those substances on product labels and online listings. Exemptions apply to products containing PFAS from recycled materials and products manufactured or imported before January 1, 2026. This establishes Nevada's first comprehensive PFAS product restriction framework.
Nevada Senate Bill 173 requires manufacturers of cookware containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to provide certain information to consumers, with certain exceptions. This disclosure requirement accompanies the broader PFAS product sales prohibition under the same bill. Cookware manufacturers selling products in Nevada should prepare to provide PFAS content disclosure to consumers.
Nevada NDEP is temporarily postponing adoption of the April 2024 federal PFAS Rule to align with anticipated federal revisions. EPA announced intent to rescind regulations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the Hazard Index mixture, while keeping PFOA and PFOS standards. NDEP is following EPA's PFAS OUT outreach initiative and extended compliance timeline, with the federal compliance deadline now extended to April 2029. Public water systems in Nevada should monitor both federal and state developments.
EPA announced $9.457 million in Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding for Nevada to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in drinking water. Funding supports testing, monitoring, planning, and infrastructure projects for communities, drinking water systems, and private well owners. This grant is part of EPA's comprehensive lifecycle-based strategy to address PFAS contamination, ensuring clean water access for Nevada communities most in need.
Nevada NDEP has temporarily postponed adoption of EPA's April 10, 2024 federal PFAS drinking water regulation pending the outcome of federal rule revisions. NDEP notes EPA's intent to keep PFOA and PFOS MCLs while extending compliance deadlines by two years (to April 2029), establishing a federal exemption framework, and initiating enhanced outreach through the PFAS OUT initiative. Nevada will follow EPA's drinking water regulations once federal changes are finalized.
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) published a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for PFAS sampling of public water sources and other potential sources. The plan, prepared by Broadbent & Associates on behalf of NDEP, establishes standardized protocols for PFAS sampling projects including quality assurance procedures, sampling methodologies, and documentation requirements for monitoring PFAS contamination in Nevada.
Nevada Senate Bill 173 (2025 Session) proposes to prohibit, with certain exceptions, the sale and distribution of products containing intentionally added PFAS. The bill would require manufacturers of cookware containing intentionally added PFAS to provide specific information to consumers. As of June 1, 2025, the bill was in its Third Reprint with amendments, indicating active legislative consideration during the 83rd Legislative Session.
EPA published updated Quick Reference Guides for PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) implementation in February 2025. The guides cover Control of PFAS Overview, Initial Monitoring, Hazard Index, Significant Figures and Rounding Requirements, and Compliance Monitoring. Updates include the addition of EPA method 537.1, version 1.0 as an approved analytical method for the initial monitoring period. These guides assist Nevada water systems in understanding and complying with the April 2024 PFAS NPDWR requirements.
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) is implementing the federal PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) finalized by EPA on April 10, 2024. Nevada is conducting comprehensive statewide PFAS testing from 2024-2027 to meet federal monitoring requirements. NDEP acknowledges EPA's May 2025 intent to extend PFOA/PFOS compliance deadlines while maintaining those MCLs. Public water systems in Nevada must comply with current MCLs: PFOA and PFOS at 4.0 ppt each, with monitoring required before 2027.
Nevada's Final PFAS Action Plan establishes a comprehensive framework for addressing PFAS contamination statewide. Enacted under Assembly Bill 97, the plan created a PFAS Working Group to study environmental contamination issues. Nevada has enacted PFAS-related statutes (NRS 459.682 and 459.684) prohibiting PFAS-containing Class B firefighting foam use for testing/training since January 1, 2022, with mandatory 24-hour notification requirements for any discharge. The action plan addresses monitoring, remediation, and regulatory coordination for PFAS contamination in Nevada's water supplies.